RFC 9170: Long-Term Viability of Protocol Extension Mechanisms

The ability to change protocols depends on exercising the extension and version-negotiation mechanisms that support change. This document explores how regular…

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Outgoing relationships (32 related RFCs)

Informative reference — RFC 3261: SIP: Session Initiation Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 5246: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.2
Informative reference — RFC 791: Internet Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 8446: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) Protocol Version 1.3
Informative reference — RFC 1112: Host extensions for IP multicasting
Informative reference — RFC 9000: QUIC: A UDP-Based Multiplexed and Secure Transport
Informative reference — RFC 5321: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 1157: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Informative reference — RFC 6066: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extensions: Extension Definitions
Informative reference — RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
Informative reference — RFC 6733: Diameter Base Protocol
Informative reference — RFC 6891: Extension Mechanisms for DNS (EDNS(0))
Informative reference — RFC 7301: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation Extension
Informative reference — RFC 7413: TCP Fast Open
Informative reference — RFC 6709: Design Considerations for Protocol Extensions
Informative reference — RFC 3597: Handling of Unknown DNS Resource Record (RR) Types
Informative reference — RFC 2113: IP Router Alert Option
Informative reference — RFC 2711: IPv6 Router Alert Option
Informative reference — RFC 7208: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in Email, Version 1
Informative reference — RFC 7489: Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC)
Informative reference — RFC 8684: TCP Extensions for Multipath Operation with Multiple Addresses
Informative reference — RFC 8941: Structured Field Values for HTTP
Informative reference — RFC 5218: What Makes for a Successful Protocol?
Informative reference — RFC 7696: Guidelines for Cryptographic Algorithm Agility and Selecting Mandatory-to-Implement Algorithms
Informative reference — RFC 7838: HTTP Alternative Services
Informative reference — RFC 8999: Version-Independent Properties of QUIC
Informative reference — RFC 8701: Applying Generate Random Extensions And Sustain Extensibility (GREASE) to TLS Extensibility
Informative reference — RFC 5704: Uncoordinated Protocol Development Considered Harmful
Informative reference — RFC 8558: Transport Protocol Path Signals
Informative reference — RFC 8170: Planning for Protocol Adoption and Subsequent Transitions
Informative reference — RFC 8460: SMTP TLS Reporting

Incoming relationships (1 related RFC)

Informatively referenced by — RFC 9287: Greasing the QUIC Bit